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> [At 21, you can live life with reckless abandon, as reckless as your abandon is. Then, at 30, there's something there are the supposed to be's. You're like, "I'm supposed to be doing this. I'm supposed to be doing that."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/at-21-you-can-live-life-with-reckless-abandon-as-reckless-as-your/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

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## More by Octavia Spencer

> [There are enough negative images of Black women out there and I did not want to portray Dorothy Vaughn in any stereotype. I wanted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/there-are-enough-negative-images-of-black-women-out-there-and-i-did/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [Our challenges make us unique, and how we deal with them makes us unique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/our-challenges-make-us-unique-and-how-we-deal-with-them-makes-us/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/because-we-all-come-from-different-circumstances-our-life-experiences/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [The things that scare you only make you better and stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/the-things-that-scare-you-only-make-you-better-and-stronger/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/every-character-i-get-to-play-has-some-element-of-who-i-am-but-there/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [Meeting Oprah Winfrey, I cried like a baby. Meeting Steven Spielberg, I cried like a baby. Meeting Denzel Washington, I gushed like a crazy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/meeting-oprah-winfrey-i-cried-like-a-baby-meeting-steven-spielberg-i/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [I do believe that everyone has something to contribute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-do-believe-that-everyone-has-something-to-contribute/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [I can only be the best version of myself and understand that the only way that we as a people can heal is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-can-only-be-the-best-version-of-myself-and-understand-that-the-only/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [The first time I saw E.T., the actual image of an alien, and he was so sweet-looking. I wanted him. I wanted E.T.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/the-first-time-i-saw-e-t-the-actual-image-of-an-alien-and-he-was-so/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [There is one thing about knowing history, and another in recreating it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/there-is-one-thing-about-knowing-history-and-another-in-recreating-it/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [I'm an actor and I am looking for roles where I can continue to evolve, and things that are challenging. I gravitate to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-m-an-actor-and-i-am-looking-for-roles-where-i-can-continue-to/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [I look for roles that resonate with me these days. While I love putting out just fabulous entertainment, I think now as artists, especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-look-for-roles-that-resonate-with-me-these-days-while-i-love/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [At 21, you can live life with reckless abandon, as reckless as your abandon is. Then, at 30, there's something there are the supposed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/at-21-you-can-live-life-with-reckless-abandon-as-reckless-as-your/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [As an actor, I've learned to become a detective. You have to figure out who that person is. If the character is a thief,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/as-an-actor-i-ve-learned-to-become-a-detective-you-have-to-figure-out/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

> [I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/octavia-spencer/i-m-glad-that-i-get-to-take-my-final-walk-as-the-princess-of-2012/)

[Octavia Spencer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/octavia-spencer/)

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